70K views · 8.8K reactions | Comment RECIPES for the hawthorn jelly and ketchup recipe, and find the recipe for hawthorn & honey heart elixir below! 😍✨ Comment ‘A basket of WHAT?!’ if you have no idea what a haw is, but you’d like me to make a video on how to identify and gather them! 🤷♀️ Hawthorn has been used for centuries as a heart tonic, for its ability to support healthy circulation, strengthen the heart muscle, and help regulate blood pressure. ❤️ The berries, leaves, and flowers are rich in flavonoids and antioxidants, which improve blood flow, protect blood vessels, and reduce oxidative stress. ☀️ It’s often used to support recovery after illness, ease palpitations, and promote overall cardiovascular health, making it one of the best-known herbs for maintaining a strong, steady heart. ❤️🌿 It’s also traditionally been used to open the heart to love, ease heartache and grief. 🌙 ⚠️ Hawthorn is a powerful cardiovascular herb. It should not be taken alongside prescription heart or blood pressure medication unless under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional. Hawthorn Elixer Recipe: Makes approx. 400ml Ingredients ½ cup fresh hawthorn berries crushed (so skin splits and releases flavour) 150ml apple cider vinegar 200ml local honey Optional: Orange zest + cinnamon stick for flavour Directions 🌳 Place the crushed hawthorn berries, (and optional orange zest and cinnamon) and pour over the vinegar to cover the berries. 🫙 Seal with a lid and store in a cool, dark place for 4 weeks and shake daily. 🍯 Top the jar up with honey, stir well and leave in a cool, dark place for another 2 weeks. 🍸 Strain out the berries, and store the liquid in a tightly sealed glass jar in the cupboard or fridge. Enjoy a spoonful a day for a healthy heart, use in cocktails or as a salad dressing. This hawthorn elixir is traditionally known as an oxymel – a blend of vinegar and honey used since ancient Greece as both medicine and tonic. The vinegar draws out the minerals and heart-supporting compounds from the berries, while the honey preserves, soothes, and adds its own antimicrobial benefits. 🥹🌱 #herbalism #hawthorn #foraging | Foraged by Fern | Facebook
70K views · 8.8K reactions | Comment RECIPES for the hawthorn jelly and ketchup recipe, and find the recipe for hawthorn & honey heart elixir below! 😍✨ Comment ‘A basket of WHAT?!’ if you have no idea what a haw is, but you’d like me to make a video on how to identify and gather them! 🤷♀️ Hawthorn has been used for centuries as a heart tonic, for its ability to support healthy circulation, strengthen the heart muscle, and help regulate blood pressure. ❤️ The berries, leaves, and flowers are rich in flavonoids and antioxidants, which improve blood flow, protect blood vessels, and reduce oxidative stress. ☀️ It’s often used to support recovery after illness, ease palpitations, and promote overall cardiovascular health, making it one of the best-known herbs for maintaining a strong, steady heart. ❤️🌿 It’s also traditionally been used to open the heart to love, ease heartache and grief. 🌙 ⚠️ Hawthorn is a powerful cardiovascular herb. It should not be taken alongside prescription heart or blood pressure medication unless under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional. Hawthorn Elixer Recipe: Makes approx. 400ml Ingredients ½ cup fresh hawthorn berries crushed (so skin splits and releases flavour) 150ml apple cider vinegar 200ml local honey Optional: Orange zest + cinnamon stick for flavour Directions 🌳 Place the crushed hawthorn berries, (and optional orange zest and cinnamon) and pour over the vinegar to cover the berries. 🫙 Seal with a lid and store in a cool, dark place for 4 weeks and shake daily. 🍯 Top the jar up with honey, stir well and leave in a cool, dark place for another 2 weeks. 🍸 Strain out the berries, and store the liquid in a tightly sealed glass jar in the cupboard or fridge. Enjoy a spoonful a day for a healthy heart, use in cocktails or as a salad dressing. This hawthorn elixir is traditionally known as an oxymel – a blend of vinegar and honey used since ancient Greece as both medicine and tonic. The vinegar draws out the minerals and heart-supporting compounds from the berries, while the honey preserves, soothes, and adds its own antimicrobial benefits. 🥹🌱 #herbalism #hawthorn #foraging | Foraged by Fern | Facebook
